:00:00. > :00:00.Hello and welcome to Thursday's programme.
:00:07. > :00:11.How the majority of children in this patch are leaving school
:00:12. > :00:20.What we need to do is raise the aspirations of our students. We need
:00:21. > :00:22.to to do well and believe success is possible and to engage with their
:00:23. > :00:23.learning. one man has died after
:00:24. > :00:26.a fire engine overturned And with temperatures set to drop
:00:27. > :00:50.again tonight, it could be days And I am getting a lesson from chess
:00:51. > :00:52.from a 12-year-old. He is tipped to be a future grandmaster.
:00:53. > :00:55.Most children in our region are leaving school
:00:56. > :00:59.with qualifications below the national average.
:01:00. > :01:01.Pupils are now measured using Attainment 8, based
:01:02. > :01:04.on a broad range of GCSE and other results
:01:05. > :01:06.Only Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire were above
:01:07. > :01:10.Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire were just below.
:01:11. > :01:14.With Luton then Peterbourough falling well behind.
:01:15. > :01:17.And concerns about pupils average results in Fenland has caused
:01:18. > :01:20.the Government to commit an extra ?6 million to help them.
:01:21. > :01:35.Figuring out the formula for success.
:01:36. > :01:38.The answer may be as complicated as cracking this equation,
:01:39. > :01:40.but the Government is opening a new ?6 million fund
:01:41. > :01:44.The children at this Wisbech school are in one of the country's
:01:45. > :01:48.A share of the money will help recruit new teachers
:01:49. > :01:55.As we know, education improves social mobility.
:01:56. > :01:59.The access to further education and the labour market.
:02:00. > :02:01.However, it is about much more, because we have to raise
:02:02. > :02:07.We need them to want to do well, to believe that success
:02:08. > :02:10.is possible, but also to engage with their learning.
:02:11. > :02:13.These pupils may only be a few miles away from the more affluent centres
:02:14. > :02:16.of Peterborough and Cambridge, but historically, schools here have
:02:17. > :02:24.received less funding than other parts of the country.
:02:25. > :02:27.The concern is that low levels of finding can lead to low levels
:02:28. > :02:30.of ambition among children from poorer backgrounds.
:02:31. > :02:32.They need that constant push and motivation sometimes to push
:02:33. > :02:39.them to get that bit further in education.
:02:40. > :02:42.It doesn't matter which school you go to, if you work hard enough,
:02:43. > :02:47.When you apply for things, they see your postcode,
:02:48. > :02:49.and they think, oh, someone from in London would
:02:50. > :02:53.They are more likely to get something.
:02:54. > :02:56.However, I have worked really hard and I have pushed
:02:57. > :03:01.So what does social mobility look like?
:03:02. > :03:03.The question posed at this careers event in Cambridge.
:03:04. > :03:06.Here, children are being encouraged to think about where good school
:03:07. > :03:13.It's something that opens up career paths for them,
:03:14. > :03:17.extends their opportunity, gives them the access
:03:18. > :03:19.to higher paying jobs, more satisfying careers.
:03:20. > :03:22.According to the Government, the new ?6 million fund
:03:23. > :03:29.will break down barriers by awarding disadvantaged children.
:03:30. > :03:34.But with 75 schools across East Camb and Fenland sharing the money,
:03:35. > :03:44.Well, the local MP for North East Cambridgeshire was behind
:03:45. > :03:47.Steven Barclay joined me from Westminster to explain how
:03:48. > :03:50.the money would top up increases already coming, through changes
:03:51. > :04:02.Well, there does pay to be further adjustment on the fair funding.
:04:03. > :04:04.Progress Cambridge got the biggest increase of any county
:04:05. > :04:08.But it is true, it was from a low base.
:04:09. > :04:11.That is why we have been nominated as one of just 12 areas
:04:12. > :04:14.in the country to have this priority status.
:04:15. > :04:16.That is going to be a great opportunity for us to tap
:04:17. > :04:20.into the flagship programme of the Department for Education
:04:21. > :04:22.and ensure that we are getting the additional money which comes
:04:23. > :04:24.over and on top of the existing funding.
:04:25. > :04:29.It is a great result for Fenland, but what about Bedford,
:04:30. > :04:30.what about Luton, what about Peterborough?
:04:31. > :04:36.Why isn't the Conservative Government going out and identifying
:04:37. > :04:40.and properly funding education so we do not get these disparities
:04:41. > :04:49.We are addressing the funding formula that we inherited.
:04:50. > :04:51.There are other schemes, Peterborough has had other
:04:52. > :04:53.initiatives that have gone in from the Department.
:04:54. > :04:56.This key flagship programme, it was important that
:04:57. > :04:58.East Cambridgeshire and Fenland didn't miss out on that.
:04:59. > :05:03.Because we feel, in the past, we have been forgotten.
:05:04. > :05:06.We have already written to everyone of my schools about the programme,
:05:07. > :05:08.and we will be working closely with them.
:05:09. > :05:11.I have a meeting with the Department for Education next week
:05:12. > :05:13.in terms of how we start to shape our engagement
:05:14. > :05:24.The key thing about this is that it will give better
:05:25. > :05:26.opportunities to students in the east cambridgeshire and Fenland.
:05:27. > :05:31.How can the kind of scheme that you will access with a ?6 billion
:05:32. > :05:34.There are some bright pupils in the Fenland schools,
:05:35. > :05:37.but they are not quite getting to the achievement level that
:05:38. > :05:44.It is about aspiration and leadership in a way, isn't it?
:05:45. > :05:50.Let me answer that directly, shall give you a good
:05:51. > :05:57.One of the things the scheme will do will be allow us to access best
:05:58. > :06:05.Children in schools in my area not to be saying, my parents
:06:06. > :06:08.didn't go to university, my parents didn't do certain jobs
:06:09. > :06:14.and therefore I don't think it will be an option for me.
:06:15. > :06:16.I want children within my areas to have
:06:17. > :06:19.An investigation's underway after a pedestrian was knocked down
:06:20. > :06:21.and killed by a fire engine in Royston.
:06:22. > :06:23.It happened last night while the vehicle was responding
:06:24. > :06:26.This evening the victim has been named as Mitchell Bailey,
:06:27. > :06:34.It was during a routine call to a house fire at around 8:45pm
:06:35. > :06:37.last night that this fire engine came off the road and overturned.
:06:38. > :06:40.It is unclear what happened to cause the moving crash,
:06:41. > :06:52.which resulted in a pedestrian losing his life.
:06:53. > :06:54.According to the police, the fire engine was going
:06:55. > :06:58.Instead, it overturned here, hitting a pedestrian.
:06:59. > :07:01.Police say the man died at the scene.
:07:02. > :07:04.His next of kin have been informed and are being supported
:07:05. > :07:21.saw and heard what happened and said they're left stunned.
:07:22. > :07:24.I heard it's coming down the road, I wondered what it was.
:07:25. > :07:28.We heard all that the commotion and I think after it happened.
:07:29. > :07:30.We saw the blue lights flashing from my house.
:07:31. > :07:33.We could see all of the fire engines and police coming.
:07:34. > :07:35.We heard the air ambulance coming as well.
:07:36. > :07:37.It must be devastating for the family obviously.
:07:38. > :07:39.And the fire crew, especially the driver.
:07:40. > :07:44.I think it has left the town in shock, really.
:07:45. > :07:47.Four people were on board the fire engine at the time.
:07:48. > :07:50.Two were taken to hospital for precautionary checks.
:07:51. > :07:53.Today, Hertfordshire's Chief Fire Officer offered his condolences
:07:54. > :08:00.We are supporting the police in all their work.
:08:01. > :08:02.We know there was an accident, we do know unfortunately someone died.
:08:03. > :08:07.We are there to help and save people.
:08:08. > :08:09.We don't want to be involved in incidents like this.
:08:10. > :08:14.Again, condolences to everyone involved.
:08:15. > :08:17.Investigations by what the police and Fire Service are now underway.
:08:18. > :08:26.To find out how and why this came to happen.
:08:27. > :08:29.Over 2500 homes in Oundle are without gas tonight.
:08:30. > :08:31.The problem began at 11.30 last night, and throughout the day
:08:32. > :08:34.engineers have been trying to locate the fault, whilst also visiting
:08:35. > :08:38.every home to turn gas supplies off to ensure homes are safe.
:08:39. > :08:42.We'll be live at the emergency contact centre shortly,
:08:43. > :08:44.but first this report from Stuart Ratcliffe who's
:08:45. > :08:54.It's lunchtime, and normally this restaurant would be full of diners.
:08:55. > :08:57.With no gas, it means no hot meals, and no central heating either.
:08:58. > :09:02.It will be the same story this evening as well.
:09:03. > :09:21.I will contact the customer 's book tonight because it might be tomorrow
:09:22. > :09:25.to say I am sorry. By this hairdresser, today was my problems
:09:26. > :09:30.were a boost. We have been inundated this morning saying people have no
:09:31. > :09:36.hot water heating, they are in to have their hair washed and
:09:37. > :09:40.blow-dried. It has a big impact. The problem started last night and by
:09:41. > :09:46.this morning 80 engineers were working across the town survived the
:09:47. > :09:50.source of the problem. Perhaps the bigger problem, turning the gas off
:09:51. > :09:54.at 2500 properties. We need to get into people's homes was a
:09:55. > :09:59.particularly if the gas meter is inside the property. Far as macro,
:10:00. > :10:04.it would be helpful if we could gain access. If you are not going to be
:10:05. > :10:10.encourage at a neighbour? That would be helped. The problem is where the
:10:11. > :10:14.top of the town, but this town's motto, it appears to be keep calm
:10:15. > :10:18.and carry on. In my childhood, we had no central heating. You put on
:10:19. > :10:25.an extra jumper and you smile stoically. We had a back-up. We have
:10:26. > :10:32.an emergency you to. It hasn't affected us too much. We have
:10:33. > :10:38.electric fires, we will be all right. This machinery regulates the
:10:39. > :10:42.pressure of the gas supply. By mid-afternoon, engineers had found
:10:43. > :10:47.that this was because of the problem. The fault is now fixed but
:10:48. > :10:51.not an end to the disruption yet. I would urge people to go to the
:10:52. > :11:03.customer centre next to the library in the harbour, so too are a team,
:11:04. > :11:06.and we will -- the three night. We are covering from many angles but be
:11:07. > :11:11.without them to come to the customer centre. The National Grid can't say
:11:12. > :11:14.when services will return to normal, but it could be several days.
:11:15. > :11:16.Mike Cartwright is Oundle for us this evening.
:11:17. > :11:22.Mike do residents there know when the gas will back on?
:11:23. > :11:28.They don't and that is why they are coming here to find out. All that
:11:29. > :11:33.the advisers are here, they are talking to customers. They will be
:11:34. > :11:37.here late into the night. A steady trickle is coming here. People are
:11:38. > :11:42.treating this as more of an inconvenience than a crisis. One
:11:43. > :11:44.woman said a second ago she had to take a day off work because the
:11:45. > :11:51.schools are close. The same will happen tomorrow. It is causing a
:11:52. > :11:55.problem. Darren was in Stuart's package. When will this be fixed,
:11:56. > :11:59.Darren? We first have to understand what has happened. In the early
:12:00. > :12:06.hours, late last night, the gas supply went off to ?2500. We had to
:12:07. > :12:09.fix the problem. We have done that, carry that out today. We have 80
:12:10. > :12:15.people drafted from across the country. That is engineers and
:12:16. > :12:19.support staff. Now we have to visit everyone's home to turn off the gas
:12:20. > :12:23.supply and the meter. We are in the process of doing that now. We have
:12:24. > :12:28.to get into the home first before we can reintroduce gas into the system.
:12:29. > :12:35.We have to go to everyone's home. People coming in here what don't
:12:36. > :12:45.know what answers. We need to gain access, we are encouraging people to
:12:46. > :12:48.come to the hub next to the library. Tell us when they are available. We
:12:49. > :12:52.need to get in as quickly as possible. Temperatures are expected
:12:53. > :12:54.to be around -1 for the next couple of nights so people will be keen to
:12:55. > :12:57.heat their homes. A Cambridgeshire man has been jailed
:12:58. > :13:00.for 13 years by a Los Angeles Court for possessing indecent
:13:01. > :13:04.images of children. travelled to the US in January last
:13:05. > :13:08.year to sexually abuse boys. He was caught in an undercover sting
:13:09. > :13:10.and faced several charges, but pleaded guilty to taking
:13:11. > :13:12.pornographic images You're watching Look
:13:13. > :13:23.East from the BBC. We'll have the weather shortly -
:13:24. > :13:25.staying chilly but some sunshine on the way -
:13:26. > :13:29.and also still to come: An amateur footballer from Stansted
:13:30. > :13:31.who lost both his legs in an accident joins sporting
:13:32. > :13:39.legends on a cycling challenge... Cambridge has it's science parks,
:13:40. > :13:41.Northamptonshire a world renowned motor racing centre and Stevenage
:13:42. > :13:44.is the centre of the UK space industry but when you think
:13:45. > :13:47.of business in Bedford no major So tonight the first meeting
:13:48. > :13:50.of the Community Business School is taking place to try and grow
:13:51. > :13:53."from the ground up" Small businesses are
:13:54. > :13:59.all the more important. Tom Barton has been meeting some
:14:00. > :14:13.of those behind the idea 26 wrote Alex Somerville is part of
:14:14. > :14:19.a new read of entrepreneurs. He publishes educational children's
:14:20. > :14:24.books written partly in English and partly in a foreign-language. He has
:14:25. > :14:28.sold 2000 copies already, but entering the world of business has
:14:29. > :14:35.been a steep learning curve. As a languages graduate and linguistics
:14:36. > :14:39.literature graduate, we didn't know about entrepreneurship and starting
:14:40. > :14:43.a business. That has been a huge learning curve. The thing that helps
:14:44. > :14:47.the most, we have found, is having people around you who can guide,
:14:48. > :14:52.mental and support you. The local MP is putting on a master class for
:14:53. > :14:56.local entrepreneurs. Have been better businesses to become bigger.
:14:57. > :15:00.I think it is important that Bedford focuses on small businesses. I also
:15:01. > :15:05.think that Government should focus on it. We have seen big businesses
:15:06. > :15:09.getting away with murder. It is our small businesses, truthfully, that
:15:10. > :15:18.create new products and innovations as much as large companies. There is
:15:19. > :15:22.no doubt that Bedford is an entrepreneurial time. You are 20%
:15:23. > :15:28.more likely than you are here as in the rest of the UK. Look here, not
:15:29. > :15:34.packed full of chain stores. In fact, almost every single shot is a
:15:35. > :15:42.small, independent business. Zak will be speaking at tonight's
:15:43. > :15:46.conference. His business started in Bedford, in a year he has gone from
:15:47. > :15:55.four shops in this region to 14 runs the country. For him, it is no
:15:56. > :15:58.surprise that Bedford is a Oundle for entrepreneurs. There is a blot
:15:59. > :16:01.of entrepreneurial people in Bedford, it is underestimated, there
:16:02. > :16:07.is support on offer if people look for it. You make things happen.
:16:08. > :16:10.People think there is not a lot going on here, there is more in
:16:11. > :16:16.London and Milton Keynes, but when you haven't got those opportunities,
:16:17. > :16:20.you have to make them happen. Alex's businesses still small. He had a
:16:21. > :16:25.shipping himself. But he hoped some of the tapes he learns that the
:16:26. > :16:30.conference tonight will help him to succeed and be another Bedford
:16:31. > :16:36.success story. -- handles shipping himself. That conference has got
:16:37. > :16:40.under way. If we take a peek through to the conference, we can see a
:16:41. > :16:46.packed audience and the former Chief Executive of John Lewis, Andy
:16:47. > :16:48.Street, is there. I spoke to him and asked him for his advice a short
:16:49. > :16:49.time ago. The lesson from John Lewis,
:16:50. > :16:53.of course, that's a big business. Many of the businesses
:16:54. > :16:55.here tonight a relatively small businesses, but
:16:56. > :16:56.the It's quite simply, to be
:16:57. > :17:00.successful, you must Be obsessed with what
:17:01. > :17:08.they want, make sure you understand how their needs
:17:09. > :17:11.are changing, and deliver them. It is not important
:17:12. > :17:13.what you want to do, bluntly put, what you want
:17:14. > :17:15.is what they are after. If you get that, you
:17:16. > :17:17.will be successful. Everyone here tonight
:17:18. > :17:20.is either running a small business or thinking
:17:21. > :17:22.of running a small business. Why do you think people
:17:23. > :17:25.should be thinking about I guess the obvious answer,
:17:26. > :17:32.it gives you control. It enables you to do
:17:33. > :17:35.what you really want. Some people enjoy
:17:36. > :17:38.being part of a big organisation, but I reckon a huge
:17:39. > :17:41.proportion of people actually love seeing an idea that they have,
:17:42. > :17:52.whether originally, getting it to -- they have come up
:17:53. > :17:55.with originally. Hopefully, they might be the next
:17:56. > :17:58.Apple, the next Google, and Looking at young people
:17:59. > :18:02.particularly, the thing to do something that young people,
:18:03. > :18:04.in school all graduating university, They should be thinking
:18:05. > :18:09.about it and they are. We had the numbers last weekend
:18:10. > :18:11.from Start-up Britain. Cities like my city,
:18:12. > :18:13.Birmingham, 25% increase in Absolutely no question,
:18:14. > :18:20.the start-up culture is strong How important is it to the economy
:18:21. > :18:24.that there are all of the It is vitally important
:18:25. > :18:27.to the economy. The numbers, actually
:18:28. > :18:29.small businesses We naturally think of big
:18:30. > :18:34.businesses, but actually, new jobs are being created
:18:35. > :18:39.by small businesses. They are the ones that grow
:18:40. > :18:42.to the medium and big business in Real sign of the health
:18:43. > :18:51.of the business part of the economy. This is a first in a series of
:18:52. > :19:01.master classes, one a week for five weeks. Later, there will be the
:19:02. > :19:04.opportunity to hear from the Chief Executive of TalkTalk. Everyone who
:19:05. > :19:06.has put this together and hope this will boost the entrepreneurial
:19:07. > :19:09.culture in Bedford. Sport now - and you've heard
:19:10. > :19:12.of the Tour de France - there's also a Tour of Britain -
:19:13. > :19:15.now there's the Tour of Suffolk - and it presents a huge challenge
:19:16. > :19:17.for one Stansted man. Shaun Whiter lost both of his legs
:19:18. > :19:22.in an accident last year - until then, he was a promising
:19:23. > :19:25.amateur footballer. Well, the Tour of Suffolk
:19:26. > :19:27.is a funding raising initiative run by Ipswich Town Football Club -
:19:28. > :19:30.and a number of club legends Knocked out of the cup,
:19:31. > :19:49.his position under scrutiny, but today, Mick McCarthy
:19:50. > :19:52.was at the heart of the launch of the tour of Suffolk
:19:53. > :19:54.Cycling Challenge. 100 cyclists, 150
:19:55. > :19:56.miles in two plays. I did 90 miles in the summer
:19:57. > :19:59.for the hospital. That was one Saturday morning before
:20:00. > :20:02.before I went to a wedding. Yeah, I am more than
:20:03. > :20:04.capable of doing it. Former Newmarket town footballer
:20:05. > :20:06.Shaun Whiter will also take part. Using a specially
:20:07. > :20:08.designed hand bike. He lost both his legs in a hit
:20:09. > :20:13.and run crash six months ago. He is now being fitted
:20:14. > :20:14.with prosthetics. He will take on the challenge
:20:15. > :20:18.using just his arms. I want to get out there,
:20:19. > :20:23.doing normal things, doing bike rides, going to be
:20:24. > :20:25.Newmarket races, going out to watch I know I got hit by a car,
:20:26. > :20:35.it's not nice, but I need to build It's going to be tough,
:20:36. > :20:40.but he's very determined. The fact that he is here
:20:41. > :20:46.now walking around. The last time I saw him
:20:47. > :20:50.was in the air ambulance. It's a message to all of us,
:20:51. > :20:54.I think is he's got guts. It makes you very humble to see
:20:55. > :20:57.what he is going to do. 150 miles around Suffolk is pretty
:20:58. > :21:02.hard, just pedalling with your arms. On the pitch, the club are calling
:21:03. > :21:06.for supporters to stay patient despite Tuesday's FA
:21:07. > :21:08.Cup humiliation. There is a growing sense among fans
:21:09. > :21:12.that a change is needed. The manager's clearly
:21:13. > :21:14.under pressure. Looking now, not so much
:21:15. > :21:20.building for the next few matches, you are building
:21:21. > :21:23.for next season, too. Yeah, they will be
:21:24. > :21:29.a few moans and groans. But players have got to stand
:21:30. > :21:32.up to the challenge. The two-day cycling
:21:33. > :21:43.challenge is in May. The next Ipswich challenge
:21:44. > :21:52.is Huddersfield away this weekend. Staying with sport -
:21:53. > :21:54.and He's self-taught and just 12 years old -
:21:55. > :21:57.but chess player Jaden Jermy has won the chance to try out
:21:58. > :21:59.for the England squad. After an appearance
:22:00. > :22:01.at the London Chess Championship earlier this month he secured
:22:02. > :22:03.a recognition for exceptional play. We sent Robby West down
:22:04. > :22:13.to his school to give him a game... He is just 12 years old, but she is
:22:14. > :22:16.the one to beat. He was at the Chester Jets, testing himself
:22:17. > :22:24.against the world's best players. It was a very good turn on, with three
:22:25. > :22:30.wins and four draws and one loss. His performance in the tenements has
:22:31. > :22:36.led to him being invited to check the low train with the England share
:22:37. > :22:44.squad. I wanted to find out how good he really is. He destroyed me in 20
:22:45. > :22:53.moves. He taught himself how to play chess by watching YouTube videos. He
:22:54. > :23:00.has scared off most of the opponents in due course. Our sixth form having
:23:01. > :23:05.agreed that a young whippersnapper have tonight has been teaching them
:23:06. > :23:10.how to play chess. He won his first element at eight years old, taking
:23:11. > :23:16.?50. Since then, he has completed across Europe and wants to make
:23:17. > :23:20.chess into a career. And what a travel the world playing chess.
:23:21. > :23:28.Hopefully, I can become one of the best in the world. These dreams have
:23:29. > :23:33.a real possibility of coming true. Whilst it is not a new phenomenon,
:23:34. > :23:39.millions of people watching online, a multi-million pound industry has
:23:40. > :23:43.sprung up. With big prize-money. The jeans are playing as a grandmaster,
:23:44. > :23:47.but his mother is just happy he has been giving confidence. He has made
:23:48. > :23:54.wonderful friendships and has support, and knows that it is OK to
:23:55. > :24:01.be unique. How does that feel as a mother? It is wonderful to see your
:24:02. > :24:03.child, into their own personality. This talented 12-year-old has the
:24:04. > :24:06.world of chess at his fingertips. It's been confirmed the grey seal
:24:07. > :24:09.colony at Blakeney Point in Norfolk is the largest in England
:24:10. > :24:16.for the second year in a row. The National Trust says
:24:17. > :24:18.nearly 2500 pups have This year they've spread
:24:19. > :24:21.further into the reserve The increase is thought to be due
:24:22. > :24:25.to the environment at Blakeney The trust says the seals
:24:26. > :24:28.were not adversely affected I bet they like the cold weather.
:24:29. > :24:36.Will that continue? Well, I thought I would start
:24:37. > :24:40.with a satellite picture. You can clearly see
:24:41. > :24:42.where we have had the best of the sunshine
:24:43. > :24:44.and where we have held onto the thicker cloud,
:24:45. > :24:47.which has produced a little bit of Bedford saw some beautiful
:24:48. > :24:51.afternoon sunshine. Where as in Ramsey,
:24:52. > :24:59.well, not quite so Overnight tonight, I think
:25:00. > :25:03.we will still hold some thicker Again, that could produce
:25:04. > :25:06.a little bit of light Even here, it could become
:25:07. > :25:09.fairly well broken. It is underneath he's clearer skies
:25:10. > :25:12.that we are expecting things to turn Temperatures on the computer down
:25:13. > :25:16.to around minus two, but think some spots will be down to
:25:17. > :25:19.around minus four, think. That means we could see
:25:20. > :25:22.a bit patchy ice as well. And with light winds,
:25:23. > :25:24.some mist and fog in places, and that
:25:25. > :25:29.could be freezing fog. I think any mist and fog
:25:30. > :25:38.could take a while to clear. A bit of cold and frosty
:25:39. > :25:44.start for many of us. Once that has gone, and I think
:25:45. > :25:47.a lot of the thicker coat in the north, it is looking
:25:48. > :25:50.a largely dry and sunny day. Plenty of winter sunshine
:25:51. > :25:51.for everyone tomorrow. Temperatures up to around
:25:52. > :25:53.six hours is at best. Again, very light winds in an east
:25:54. > :25:58.to north-easterly direction. It looks like we hold onto sunny
:25:59. > :26:01.skies right the way through the afternoon, and after dark,
:26:02. > :26:03.we keep clear skies. Again, on Friday night
:26:04. > :26:08.is looking pretty chilly. As we head into the weekend,
:26:09. > :26:13.high pressure still in charge but it is drifting further
:26:14. > :26:16.away to the continent. That shift in direction
:26:17. > :26:17.means we will probably Saturday, a similar
:26:18. > :26:25.symbol to all the rest of But I think mist and
:26:26. > :26:32.fog slow to clear. For many of us, a lots
:26:33. > :26:34.more cloud around on That is not to say we won't see
:26:35. > :26:38.some brightness and sunshine, but the better chance
:26:39. > :26:40.before that so few are. Another cold night and
:26:41. > :26:42.Saturday night, and then Sunday probably the better chance
:26:43. > :26:45.of the clouds breaking up again. Looking cold on Sunday
:26:46. > :26:48.with highs of three Celsius. On Monday, hopefully,
:26:49. > :26:54.some spells of sunshine, too. High pressure in charge,
:26:55. > :26:56.keeping it largely fine and Just before I go, it
:26:57. > :26:59.is a barometer night! Just before we go -
:27:00. > :27:06.a quick look ahead to a special programme we're doing
:27:07. > :27:09.on Monday to mark the 50th It's grown from a collection
:27:10. > :27:15.of rural towns and villages to a city of over a quarter
:27:16. > :27:18.of a million people. We'll be looking at
:27:19. > :27:20.the history of the place - and how it can continue to grow -
:27:21. > :27:23.and celebrating the thriving cultural and sporting
:27:24. > :27:25.scenes that have evolved. But for that's all we've
:27:26. > :27:34.time for this evening - I'm back at 10:30 -
:27:35. > :27:40.until then, have a good evening.